1
as in thrill
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
the lavish spectacle results in one exhilaration after another
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as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the exhilaration of victory that spectators get to witness at the Olympic Games
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Recent Examples of exhilaration
The exhilaration of ever so briefly catching a wave was electric.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Dabbling in crime provides the exhilaration Morgan longs for.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Those reporters told stories of war in all its gore and its glory, its exhilaration and its ennui.
—Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
But Woo stages his action sequences with the grace and fluidity of a great Vincente Minnelli set piece, making the gunfights less acts of violence than of pure aesthetic exhilaration and beauty.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Dabbling in crime provides the exhilaration Morgan longs for.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Those reporters told stories of war in all its gore and its glory, its exhilaration and its ennui.
—Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
But Woo stages his action sequences with the grace and fluidity of a great Vincente Minnelli set piece, making the gunfights less acts of violence than of pure aesthetic exhilaration and beauty.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhilaration
Noun
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Perhaps a few were content with the chase alone, a chance to relive the thrill of hunting days gone by when large game was common.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Gone is the vintage Magic Flyer, once Magic Mountain’s oldest coaster (the park’s eldest thrill seeker is now Gold Rusher).—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Courtside fans, unable to contain themselves, stormed the hardwood to take selfies with the stars in pure playoff ecstasy.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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The final whistle brought ecstasy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Cobolli likes to stand way over near the corner of the court and hit big kick serves out wide into the ad court.—
Andrew Dampf,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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In fairness to RoboClown, that kid was standing directly in the path of its kicks.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Through this deceptively simple framework, Hiraide delivers a poetic and poignant meditation on the passage of time, the meaning of work and love, and the surprise of finding joy in life’s ephemeral details.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Call it artistic expression, or maybe just a Knicks fan too busy jumping for joy to cut the outtakes.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Those frustrations turned to elation last summer when not only did Uzbekistan finally qualify, but did so with a game to spare when edging out the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in their group.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Even a single round of golf can elicit the entire spectrum of emotions, from elation to agony and everything in between.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Part of the reason is that what constitutes happiness in one part of the world won’t necessarily translate to another.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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Wednesday’s big money Florida Lottery draw games — Powerball, Fantasy 5, Florida Lotto — produced extreme financial happiness for players at a Miami grocery chain and Florida’s signature supermarket chain.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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But a decade of postseason no-shows would grind anybody down — perhaps even more so after experiencing Olympic euphoria.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Banks, small companies and other stocks that had earlier been left behind by the euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology led the way.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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His heart and hope lie inside a grey warehouse a few miles from Highway 34 in Weld County, his heaven a canvas of black netting and neon-green paint.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 June 2026
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Yes, the summer festival season is here (thank heavens).—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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“Exhilaration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhilaration. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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